Ransomware, Extortion Claims See ‘Worrying Resurgence,’ Says Allianz

Following two years of high but stable loss activity, 2023 has seen a "worrying resurgence" in ransomware and extortion claims as the cyber threat landscape continues to ...

Climate’s ‘Catch-22’: Cutting Pollution Will Accelerate Global Warming

Air pollution, a global scourge that kills millions of people a year, is shielding us from the full force of the sun. Getting rid of it will accelerate climate ...

Tech Bytes: New Partnerships at ZestyAI, WTW, Driver Technologies

Climate and property analytics provider ZestyAI's Z-FIRE wildfire risk analytics product is going to be used by the California FAIR Plan Association, the state's property ...

Threat of Haywire AI Prompts Calls for Development Pause, AXA Says

Governments are ill-prepared for the hazards brought on by artificial intelligence and development should be paused, according to a new survey of risk specialists by ...

Meta’s Instagram Linked to Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia in Kids: States’ Lawsuit

Dozens of U.S. states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis by making their social media platforms ...

Fugees Rapper Says Lawyer’s Use of AI Helped Tank His Case, Pushes for New Trial

A multimillion-dollar conspiracy trial that stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment is now touching on the tech world with arguments that a defense ...

Large Language Models at Risk for ‘Model Leeching’ Attacks

Google to Defend Generative AI Users From Copyright Claims

Google said on Thursday that it will defend users of generative artificial-intelligence systems in its Google Cloud and Workspace platforms if they are accused of intellectual ...

Most Commercial Auto Insurers Researching Telematics: Survey

Re/Insurance Communications Platform ‘fuse’ Launches

A communications platform called fuse has been launched for the global commercial insurance and reinsurance industry.

Fuse promises ...